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The important areas of public interfaces are:Revenue functions

Revenue functions involve maintenance of land records, conduct of revenue cases, carrying out of
demarcation and mutations, settlement operations. Deputy Commissioners and Additional District
Magistrates are Collectors and Additional Collectors as per different Revenue Laws operating in
Delhi. Sub Divisional Magistrates are designated as Assistant Collectors and Revenue Assistants
and are primarily responsible for day to day revenue work. The subordinate revenue staff consisting
of Girdavars, Kanungos and Patwaries are supervised by Tehsildars who are involved in field level
revenue activities and mutations.
Issue of Certificates
Sub Divisional Magistrates are empowered to issue various kinds of statutory certificates including
SC/ST & OBC, Domicile, Nationality etc. Registration of Property documents, sale deeds, power of
attorneys and all other documents which need to be compulsorily registered as per law is made at
Sub Registrars Offices which are fourteen in numbers. Deputy Commissioners are Registrars for
their respective districts and exercise supervisory control over the Sub Registrars.
Election Work
Deputy Commissioners are District Election Officers and Returning Officers for Parliamentary
Constituencies. Additional District Magistrates and Sub Divisional Magistrates are Returning
Officers for Assembly Constituencies and Electoral Registration Officers in respect of Voters Lists.
The District Officers are primarily responsible for conduct of Lok Sabha and Assembly Elections.
The District Administration is also responsible for maintenance and revision of Voters Lists, for
issue of Voters Photo Identity Cards (EPIC Cards) and Voters Certificates.
Magisterial functions
Deputy Commissioners, Additional District Magistrates and Sub Divisional Magistrates exercise
powers of Executive Magistrates. In this role they are responsible for operating preventive Sections
of Code of Criminal Procedure. They also carry out enquiries in cases of unnatural deaths of women
within seven years of marriage and issue directions to the Police for registration of case, if required.
Additional District Magistrates and Sub Divisional Magistrates are empowered to conduct enquiries
into custodial deaths including deaths in Police Lock Up, Jails, Women Homes etc. The Officers of
this Department are also expected to act as eyes and ears of the Government and conduct enquiries
into all major accidents including major fires incidents, riots and natural calamities etc.
Registration of Marriage
Deputy Commissioners, Additional District Magistrates and Sub Divisional Magistrates are
conferred with powers as Registrars of Marriage under the Hindu Marriage Act and Special
Marriage Act. This power is ordinarily exercised by the Additional District Magistrates who are
responsible for registration and solemnization of marriages.
Relief, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management
This department is given the primary responsibility for relief and rehabilitation operations in any
calamity whether natural or man-made. Deputy Commissioners Offices carry out relief operations
during flood, fires, crop failures, droughts and other calamities. It is also responsible for
coordinating and implementing disaster management plan for natural and chemical disasters and
awareness generation programme on disaster preparedness is being carried out with the assistance of
United Nations Development Programme. This department is also involved in management of
migrant camps and distribution of relief and pension to J&K Migrants, Punjab Migrants and 1984
Riots Victims etc.

CERTIFICATES
Sl.No Type of Certificate
1. Scheduled Cast/

Schedule Tribe(SC/ST)

Eligibility/Documents required

Response Time

1. Application form duly attested by a person,


whose attestation is admissible as per the
instructions specified in the application form.

60 days

2. AADHAR No., if AADHAR No. is not


Available, provide the AADHAR Enrolment
No. and any one of identity proof PAN/Passport/
Driving Licence/Voter Card/Identity card.
The name of the applicant on the AADHAR
Card should match with the name of the
Applicant.
3. SC/ST certificate of father, brother, sister or
of his/her blood relative from paternal side.
4.Affidavit in case of SC/ST certificate issued
from outside Delhi in prescribed Performa.
5. Copy of Voter I-Card or Ration Card as
proof of address.
6. Proof of Date of Birth (Birth certificate,
School Certificate or passport)
7. Two Passport Size photographs, one attested
and one plain
2. Domicile

1. Application form duly attested by a person,


whose attestation is admissible as per the
instructions specified in the application form.

60 days

2. AADHAR No., if AADHAR No. is not


Available, provide the AADHAR Enrolment
No. and any one of identity proof PAN/Passport/
Driving Licence/Voter Card/Identity card.
The name of the applicant on the AADHAR
Card should match with the name of the
Applicant.
3. Proof of continuous stay in Delhi for the last
Three years such as Education Certificate, Electricity
Bill, House Tax, Water Bill etc.
4. Proof of date of birth (Birth Certificate,
School certificate or passport)
5. Copy of Voter I-Card, Ration Card, electricity/
Water/Telephone bill as proof of address.
6. Affidavit in prescribed proforma.

7. Two Passport Size photographs, one attested


and one plain

3. OBC Certificates

1. Application form completed in all respect

60 days

2. AADHAR No., if AADHAR No. is not


Available, provide the AADHAR Enrolment
No. and any one of identity proof PAN/Passport/
Driving Licence/Voter Card/Identity card.
The name of the applicant on the AADHAR
Card should match with the name of the
Applicant.
3. Affidavit in prescribed format
4. Two Passport Size photographs, one attested
and one plain
5. Birth Certificate or School Certificate
6. Copy of OBC certificate of father, brother,
sister of his/her blood relative from paternal
side, if available
7. Proof of residence in Delhi since 1993 such
as Electricity Bill, Water Bill, Telephone Bill,
House Tax etc
4. Income Certificate

1.Application form.

21 days

2. AADHAR No., if AADHAR No. is not


Available, provide the AADHAR Enrolment
No. and any one of identity proof PAN/Passport/
Driving Licence/Voter Card/Identity card.
The name of the applicant on the AADHAR
Card should match with the name of the
Applicant.
3. Affidavit in prescribed format
4. Voter I-Card/Ration Card
5. Salary slip or other document showing
income of applicant
5. Surviving Member

1. Application form in prescribed format


2. AADHAR No., if AADHAR No. is not
Available, provide the AADHAR Enrolment
No. and any one of identity proof PAN/Passport/
Driving Licence/Voter Card/Identity card.

21 days

The name of the applicant on the AADHAR


Card should match with the name of the
Applicant.
2. Affidavit, containing declaration
3. Death certificate of deceased.
4. Ration card or Voter I-Card.
5. Affidavit from the major (if the children are
below 18 years)

6. Issue of ID Card
To physically challenged
Persons

1. Application form

21 days

2. Two photographs, one attested and one


plain
3. Medical Certificate of Delhi approved
Hospitals(LNJP/ RML/Safdarjung/GTB/
Hindu Rao/ AIIMS/Military Hospital)

7. Issue of Orders
For delayed registration
Of birth

1. Application form.

21 days

2. AADHAR No., if AADHAR No. is not


Available, provide the AADHAR Enrolment
No. and any one of identity proof PAN/Passport/
Driving Licence/Voter Card/Identity card.
The name of the applicant on the AADHAR
Card should match with the name of the
Applicant.
3. Affidavit in prescribed format
4. Ration card or Voter I-Card.
5. Doctors report/Hospital report (if such
report is produced, local enquiry is exempted).

8. Issue of Orders
For delayed registration o
Death

1. Application form.
2. AADHAR No., if AADHAR No. is not
Available, provide the AADHAR Enrolment
No. and any one of identity proof PAN/Passport/
Driving Licence/Voter Card/Identity card.
The name of the applicant on the AADHAR
Card should match with the name of the
Applicant.
3. Affidavit in prescribed format.
4. Cremation slip/Proof of burial.

21 days

5. Death report from Hospital


9. Solvency

1. Application form in the prescribed format.

21 days

2. AADHAR No., if AADHAR No. is not


Available, provide the AADHAR Enrolment
No. and any one of identity proof PAN/Passport/
Driving Licence/Voter Card/Identity card.
The name of the applicant on the AADHAR
Card should match with the name of the
Applicant.
3. Proof of residence-Ration Card/EPIC.
4. Proof of profession like Pay certificate,
Income Tax Return etc.
5. Details of immovable property along with
documents.
6. Valuation report of Govt. approved value.
7. (a) Proof of rented value, if any
(b) Proof of the property being free from all
encumbrances.
(c) Proof of House Tax payment if any
(i) In case of agricultural land, its size and
details of location with Khasra No.
(ii) Name of the owner/co-owners with
share of each.
(iii) Copy of latest Revenue record like Fard.
8. Details of Bank Account
9. Details of Financial Assets like Bonds, Share
Certificates, Fixed Deposits, Provident fund etc.
10. In case of Company, details of financial structures.
11. Income Tax returns for last three years.
12. Share holding of all Directors and their
financial status.
10. Registration of Marriage 1. Application form completed in all respect
and signed by both Husband & Wife.
2. Fee of Rs.100/- is to be deposited with
Marriage Clerk and the receipt is to be
appended with the form.
3. Self attested documentary evidence of date of

2-3 days

birth of both parties. (Matriculation


Certificate/Passport/Birth Certificate).
4. Self attested residential Proof of both the
parties (Voter I-Card/Ration Card/Driving
Licence/Passport etc.).
5. Self attested Marriage Invitation card, if
available.
6. Separate affidavits in prescribed format from
Husband & Wife giving:a) Date and place of marriage.
b) Date of Birth.
c) Martial status at the time of marriage.
d) Affirmation that the parties are not related to
each other within the prohibited degree of
relationship as per Hindu Marriage Act.
e) Citizen ship.
7. For the purpose of identification, the proof
may be in the form of a certificate containing
the attested photographs of the Husband &
Wife duly attested by any officer/official of
central or state governments or Union Territory
Administration of PSU/autonomous bodies
whose identity can be established or by any
person having PAN of Income Tax.
8. Passport size photograph of both the parties
(2 Copies each) as well as their Ceremonial
photographs duly attested by any officer official
of central or state governments or Union
Territory Administration of PSU/autonomous
bodies whose identity can be established or by
any person having PAN of Income Tax.
9. Attested copy of divorce decree/order in case
of a divorce and death certificate of spouse in
case of widow/widower.
10. Where marriage has been solemnized at a
religious place, a certificate from the priest is
required.
11. In case of a foreign national, a certificate
from the Embassy concerned regarding his or
her present martial status.
12. In case one of the parties belong to other
than Hindu, Buddhist, Jain and Sikh religions, a
conversion certificate from the priest who
solemnized the marriage is required.

13. The applicants have to apply for registration


of marriage to the office of the Deputy
Commissioner in whose territorial jurisdiction
either of the applicants resides.
14. If the marriage is solemnized in Delhi but
the applicants were not residing in Delhi,
application for registration of the marriage shall
have to be made to office of the Deputy
Commissioner in whose jurisdiction the
marriage has been solemnized.
11. Solemnization of
Marriages

Same as required in case of registration of


In addition, three witnesses are needed.

35 days

12. Character Certificates

1. Application on plain paper.

7 days

2. Proof of residence.
3. Affidavit.
4. Character Certificate issued by Class-I
Gazette Officer/Police officer not below the
rank of area SHO /Revenue officer not below
the rank of Tehsildar /Chief Medical Officer
of a Govt. Hospital.
13. Lal Dora

1. Application form.

15 Days

2. Affidavit in prescribed format.


3. Ration card/Voter I-card.
4. Extracts of Khatauni/Fard.
5. Map/Rough site plan of House/Plot (in the
case of extended Abadi certificate.
14. Nationality

1. Application form.
2. AADHAR No., if AADHAR No. is not
Available, provide the AADHAR Enrolment
No. and any one of identity proof PAN/Passport/
Driving Licence/Voter Card/Identity card.
The name of the applicant on the AADHAR
Card should match with the name of the
Applicant.
3. Proof of residence.
4. Birth Certificate of India or naturalization.

21 Days

5. Certificate from Class-1 Gazette Officer


regarding citizenship
15. RORS

Application on plain paper addressed to the


Tehsildar is enough for procurement of a Fard

3 Days

16. Demarcation of land

1. Application to concerned Tehsildar

15 Days

2. Fee Rs. 50/- to be paid by challan


3. Only the recorded owners of the property can
apply for demarcation or it can be done on
orders from a court of law.
17. Mutation

1. Application to concerned Tehsildar

30 days

2. Proof of residence
3. Proof of ownership of land (sale Deed etc.)
4. Affidavits from all surviving members, in
case property is transferred due to death of
owner.
Where to Apply
1. Registration & Solemnisation of Marriages : To the Office of the ADM in
whose jurisdiction you reside on any working day during 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
2. Mutation Demarcation of Land, Record of Rights: To the Office of the
Tehsildar in whose Jurisdiction you reside on any working day during 10:00AM
to 1:00 PM
3. Other Certificates: To the Office of the concerned SDM/Office of the Concerned
Deputy Commissioner Office in whose jurisdiction you reside on any working
day during 10:00 AM to 1:00PM
ELECTION MATTERS
How to add your name in Voters list
Any Citizen of India who has completed 18 years of age can fill up Form 6 and
submit the same to concerned Electoral Registration Officer. After scrutiny and
verification the name of the applicant will be entered in the voters list.

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